macroglial

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adjective

of or relating to macroglia

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Meanings

adjectivemacroglial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or relating to macroglia

    Thus, the ability to potentiate synaptic activity was specific to macroglial cells.

    1997 September 12, Frank W. Pfrieger, Barbara A. Barres, “Synaptic Efficacy Enhanced by Glial Cells in Vitro”, in Science, volume 277, number 5332, →DOI, pages 1684–1687

Origin

From macro- + glial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

microalgal
Cite this entry
APA

macroglial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroglial

MLA

“macroglial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroglial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroglial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroglial.

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